Active inventory remains above prior-year levels, ↑~2% yearly, giving shoppers more options as growth cooled from ~10% earlier in 2026 to today's pace. Median listing prices ↓~2% yearly, extending 18 straight weeks of yearly declines and 30 weeks of flat or softer asking prices overall. Fewer price reductions suggest sellers are pricing more...
US Buyers
Current US housing data shows cautious activity: inventory is building, buyers are absorbing supply, and homes are selling close to past-year pace. Median listing prices ↓~3% yearly after 16 straight lower-price weeks, signaling sellers are pricing competitively to meet buyers and keep activity moving. New listings ↓~3% yearly yet stayed above 120K, near the...
Recent mortgage demand showed momentum, with purchase applications ↑4% weekly and ↑7% yearly, signaling buyers are still active despite inflation concerns today. Overall applications, including refinances, ↑~2% recently as buyers looked beyond a hotter cost-of-living reading and changing mortgage rates for today’s purchase decisions. Federal inflation...
Buyers gained leverage as rates and uncertainty cooled urgency, while sellers still priced carefully to attract serious offers in today's shifting US market. 30-yr rates touched the mid-6% range in Early-Q2, then moved into the low-6% range, keeping payment math central for buyers and sellers. Agent Survey Split Midwest sellers' markets: 70% Northeast...
House price momentum has cooled, creating a steadier national backdrop where buyers can compare local conditions before choosing timing or negotiating strategy. Mortgage costs remained elevated, but a move near ~6% offered rare relief for rate-weary borrowers and supported hopes for stronger spring activity. Starter-home shortages still supported yearly price...